Debunking Gender Stereotypes: For the love of cars and sports
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She’s kicked goals, smashed glass ceilings and debunked gender stereotypes at every turn during her substantive career. This week Claire Braund in conversation with Rebecca Frizelle, pioneer for Australia sports and passionate ambassador for the motor industry. She’s the Chief Operating Officer of Frizelle Prestige, was first female Chair in the NRL code and just last year, was awarded an Order of Australia for her contributions to the Motor Industry and Rugby League.
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The amazing career of Zita Peach - from refugee to ASX Chair
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Zita Peach discovered early in her career the importance of both actively seeking Board opportunities, actively networking and becoming known in the Board community. That’s how she transitioned from CSL Limited to Fresenius Kabi, while accepting two Board positions with ASX listed companies. Her story starts in Eastern Europe, takes her to studying BioMed at university and sees her today successfully heading multiple ASX listed companies.
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Network Like A Boss: Drop assumptions, know your value and be deliberate - with Kerry Gleeson FAICD
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You can’t assume roles will fly at you because you have had a successful executive career, shares Kerry, ASX Director, Senior Executive and Board Advisor for the past two decades. In this podcast, Claire speaks with Kerry who has successfully led over $10 billion of complex multi-regional transactions, but regardless, networks like a boss to get seen in the non-executive sphere. Passionate about building strong corporate cultures, rigorous governance standards and unifying diverse operations.
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The Perpetual Hustle: Transferable skills, career themes and becoming NED young - with Andrea Staines OAM
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Andrea Staines, Australia’s first female airline CEO, OAM and full-time Non-Executive Director, may be highly sought after for her incomparable commercial, strategy, risk and people skills, but securing her first board role didn’t come without hustle despite her impressive CV.
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Self-belief and the unorthodox path: Forging your own way
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Kerry Ryan, experienced Non-Executive Director, has seen it all. An unorthodox law career led to an unplanned board profession and today she is NED at Richmond Football Club, Aligned Leisure, Retail Food Group (ASX listed), Mental Health First Aid International, Kids First Australia.
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The changing landscape of Sports Boards
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In this podcast, Margot Foster talks to Claire Braund about the very real challenges that face sports boards today from corporate governance, to best practice, to competing state and national interests, to the evolving responsibilities of directors.
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Unique and multi-faceted - building, construction, the Arts, strategy, technology.....
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"Create the fridge and let others come and put the magnets on". These are the words of the incredible Susan Oliver, AM, Chair, NED, innovator and entrepreneur.
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From journalist to director - sports boards, founding Women’s Agenda and more…
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Marina Go is a journalist come full-time Non Executive Director (NED). She has led a formidable career with gender equality as her key motivator. She was the founder of Women's Agenda and has smashed stereotypes and barriers throughout her career.
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Boards, culture, death threats, discrimination and standing up for yourself
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In this podcast Tracey Spicer talks to Claire Braund about her journey, including taking a major TV network to court, being sacked via email, her time on the NRMA board 20 years ago where death threats between board members had to be investigated by police, and how she became an activist on pregnancy discrimination and wrote a book.
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Claire Braund in conversation with Sally Macindoe
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Sally Macindoe is Executive Counsel and Global Head of Diversity and Inclusion at Norton Rose Fullbright and Vice President at the MCC. She was the first female Chair of the Board / Partnership Council at Norton Rose but chose to step back from partnership.
info_outlineBrynnie Goodwill is an international law graduate from Columbia University who today finds herself growing organic produce in the lower Hunter of NSW and serving on multiple boards. She is deeply passionate about international politics and relations, and has always applauded the good dividends that diversity brings to the culture and dynamics of organisations and government.
The game-changer for Brynnie was during her time as a congressional intern in 1974, attending the Watergate hearings in Washington. She realised just how male dominated and dysfunctional the world of corporate law was. It geared Brynnie for a career in paradigm shifts, lateral thinking and strategy where she turned to the research of forward thinkers like Peter Senge of the Fifth Discipline and others who similarly recognised that business doesn’t have to be competitive — that it can be collaborative, value-based and holistically driven.
Over the past 25 years, Brynnie has helped grow emerging businesses in health, sustainability, education and other sectors. Her first board position was as chairperson for Kinma Primary and Preschool, an independent parent-managed school in Sydney's North Shore. Today she is the Head of Department for World Travels, Executive Director for BKG Group and a Non-Executive Director for Community Housing Ltd, Sydney North Health Primary Network, Women for Election Australia and Earth Trust. Because of her background in international corporate law, she is especially zealous about building socially responsive, sustainable businesses and encourages all women seeking to pursue boards to do just that — follow their passion.
American born, Brynnie actively sought out a life here in Australia on her quest for community more than 30 years ago — a “blessed” land that she acknowledges is due to the history and energy of the past, present and emerging traditional custodians.
As the world watches the election unfold in America, hear why Brynnie isn’t surprised by the current state of affairs in her former homeland.
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